THE NEW YORKER of noblesse oblige of the adversaries, the fine sportsmanship which led them one and all to accept every verdict of the judges without so much as the quiver of an eye. When I say that it was the finest championship meet ever conducted by the Intercollegiate Fencing Associa- tion I am not merely indulging in the customary verbiage. In both numbers and the quality of the fencing the tournament takes precedence over its ft predecessors. The records of the pre- liminary dual meetings which were contested for weeks in advance at the various colleges, and of the qualify- ing tournaments in the Northern, Southern and Central divisions, will bear me out with respect to the num- bers, which included Ohio State for the first time. My authority for rat- ing the quality of the playas un- equalled in college competition is none other than Leo Nunes of the N ew York ...1-\.. C., holder of our na- tional épée and sabre championships. L EAVING the fencing aside, I think that the ladies will go on record that it was the best tournament ever, if for no other reason than that the bouts were over so early Friday evening. Far be it from me to take a belittling attitude towards their appre- ciation of swordsmanship, and if many of them arrived at eleven o'clock, al- most an hour after the prizes had been handed out, so did their escorts, who were there, just as much as the ladies, for the ball alone. Yet I can recall the time, and it was only two or three years ago, when these tourna- ments lasted until the early hours of the morning.. B UT after the final bout of the tournament between those two sterling young blades, Cetrullo of Dartmouth and Chardon of Cornell, S7 ADVENTURES OF THE FABRIC GROUP No 13 - , .. U'.' 'i' f' .;{, :) U l : \. , . . ::;...... :".' ,.:". i: "": ... '18 ;, ',, 'J.> '.. " * " : : u ;:,. . i . .; . : . . .. . \ . ':i \ \\ : -: . =:x.- .; ;1' 'tPtk:". : r . :t . . <; ..,,;Ïj... :..:.$:.. "f( ', .:"* :::-?:- ' !:)f. ,;;:. ':.;: :. ...;..:: :.. - -:: '; :- : * I ': . - . t.. . m "JI:?" : == :."Z:: :::. %: :':':.-'; ::;:::':-. :'""Y; ::..:::....:. :s:: ?i :-- :::':x..=:".:-;::: t ...... ANTON BRUEHL . "A few years ago, l' d feel mortified if I were seen wearing anything but a cutaway on Sundays." . "Other times, other man- ners." . "But it's not only a matter of changing customs- I actually think we look better in these dark blue Fabric Groups." The blue suit referred to costs $35. But do not let the price dismay you. Remember it is one of the Fabric Group. At Weber aQ Heilbroner only-$35, $40, $45.